If Wrestlemania can be considered the greatest show on earth, then Survivor Series is not far behind, jostling alongside Royal Rumble and SummerSlam in the WWE’s ‘big four’.

This 26th annual instalment goes to show why sports entertainment’s most popular elimination match format has lasted as long as it has as a highlight in the grappling calendar, with pulsating action across the entire card.

The titanic three-way main event between WWE champ CM Punk and challengers John Cena and Ryback is another gem in the titleholder’s crown – and leads to one of the most scintillating main roster debuts in memory.

Faced with two of the most high-profile, powerful and intense superstars in WWE’s ranks, how will Punk manage to repel the onslaught?

While the Triple Threat encounter may have drawn the bodies into the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and eyes to the PPV presentation, the undercard helped make the event a fine addition to the Survivor Series canon.

Traditional ten-man elimination bouts stacked with WWE superstars never fail to delight WWE fans, no matter whether they be a hardcore fan that has watched for years or a young fan new to the history of the WWE Universe.

This 2012 episode offers two Survivor Series matches, one as the opener and one in the co-main event as Team Foley takes on Team Ziggler and Team Clay squares up to Team Tensai respectively.

Also sure to excite fans is the bruising World Heavyweight championship clash between Big Show and Ireland’s own Sheamus, an excellent addition to their underrated series of title matches.

An influential show that sent out shockwaves that continue to reverberate through WWE now, Survivor Series 2012 is a show that dedicated fans can’t live without.

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To celebrate the release of Survivor Series 2012 on DVD and Blu-ray, we have a Ryback T shirt signed by the WWE shellshockin' superstar himself.

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Be careful not to deselect the ‘post to’ box and ensure the full url is flung out into cyberspace, posting with the hashtag #SurvivorSeries2012 too.

A winner will be picked at random after the closing date of next Wednesday, March 27th, at midday.